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Ex-lawyer appeals corruption verdict
Ciresi insists FBI recordings led to unfair trial
Updated: Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012, 7:13 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012, 5:44 PM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - A federal appeals court is considering the appeal of a former North Providence town attorney convicted in a corruption scheme involving three former town councilmen.
78-year-old Robert Ciresi was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for facilitating bribes for former councilmen John Zambarano, Raymond Douglas, and Joseph Burchfield.
Now a lawyer for Ciresi is challenging a judge's decision to allow a jury to hear incriminating secret FBI recordings involving Ciresi's alleged co-conspirators.
The lawyer insists the recordings unfairly affected the jury's decision. Ciresi is seeking a new trial or to have his case sent back to court for resentencing.
All three councilmen pleaded guilty to corruption charges and are also serving time in federal prison.
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